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permalink · #1 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 06:31 PM

Hello:

How would one enable ftp access for a particular user (not a superuser) say
from a Windows box? When user tries to ftp our K580 he gets errmsg:

530 User testuser access denied.
Login failed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.

What can I add/check to resolve this?

Thank you everyone.

permalink · #2 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 06:31 PM

Hey;

On 2004-10-06, BB <ccc@caraudio.com> wrote:
>
> How would one enable ftp access for a particular user (not a superuser) say
> from a Windows box? When user tries to ftp our K580 he gets errmsg:
>
> 530 User testuser access denied.
> Login failed.
> Remote system type is UNIX.
> Using binary mode to transfer files.
>

There's a couple of things for you to check. First, check the syslog
for any messages from the ftp daemon. Chances are, your answer is
there.

Failing that, verify that ftp is enabled.

# grep "^ftp" /etc/inetd.conf
ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/ftpd ftpd -l

If you don't get a line back that looks something like the above, then
edit /etc/inetd.conf and either add the line or uncomment the ftp daemon.
Remember to "inetd -c" to reload the inet configuration.

Assuming that's the case, verify that testuser has a valid account and
you know what the password is. Then, verify that testuser's shell is
in /etc/shells. Also, verify that testuser has a home directory and that
the account owns it.

Those are all the things I can think of off the top of my head.

HTH;

Doug

--
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Senior UNIX Admin
O'Leary Computer Enterprises
dkoleary@olearycomputers.com (w) 630-904-6098 (c) 630-248-2749
resume: http://home.comcast.net/~dkoleary/resume.html

permalink · #3 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 06:31 PM

Doug O'Leary wrote:
> Hey;
>
> On 2004-10-06, BB <ccc@caraudio.com> wrote:
>
>>How would one enable ftp access for a particular user (not a superuser) say
>>from a Windows box? When user tries to ftp our K580 he gets errmsg:
>>
>>530 User testuser access denied.
>>Login failed.
>>Remote system type is UNIX.
>>Using binary mode to transfer files.
>>
>
>
> There's a couple of things for you to check. First, check the syslog
> for any messages from the ftp daemon. Chances are, your answer is
> there.
>
> Failing that, verify that ftp is enabled.
>
> # grep "^ftp" /etc/inetd.conf
> ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/ftpd ftpd -l
>
> If you don't get a line back that looks something like the above, then
> edit /etc/inetd.conf and either add the line or uncomment the ftp daemon.
> Remember to "inetd -c" to reload the inet configuration.
>
> Assuming that's the case, verify that testuser has a valid account and
> you know what the password is. Then, verify that testuser's shell is
> in /etc/shells. Also, verify that testuser has a home directory and that
> the account owns it.

Additionally also verify that /etc/ftpd/ftpusers has *no* entry of the
user in question.

permalink · #4 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 06:31 PM

Thank you Doug and mgrd. It worked as you guys suggested!

"Doug O'Leary" <dkoleary@olearycomputers.com> wrote in message
news:TeQ8d.5188$GT4.2934@news.flashnewsgroups.com. ..
> Hey;
>
> On 2004-10-06, BB <ccc@caraudio.com> wrote:
>>
>> How would one enable ftp access for a particular user (not a superuser)
>> say
>> from a Windows box? When user tries to ftp our K580 he gets errmsg:
>>
>> 530 User testuser access denied.
>> Login failed.
>> Remote system type is UNIX.
>> Using binary mode to transfer files.
>>
>
> There's a couple of things for you to check. First, check the syslog
> for any messages from the ftp daemon. Chances are, your answer is
> there.
>
> Failing that, verify that ftp is enabled.
>
> # grep "^ftp" /etc/inetd.conf
> ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/ftpd ftpd -l
>
> If you don't get a line back that looks something like the above, then
> edit /etc/inetd.conf and either add the line or uncomment the ftp daemon.
> Remember to "inetd -c" to reload the inet configuration.
>
> Assuming that's the case, verify that testuser has a valid account and
> you know what the password is. Then, verify that testuser's shell is
> in /etc/shells. Also, verify that testuser has a home directory and that
> the account owns it.
>
> Those are all the things I can think of off the top of my head.
>
> HTH;
>
> Doug
>
>
> --
> --------
> Senior UNIX Admin
> O'Leary Computer Enterprises
> dkoleary@olearycomputers.com (w) 630-904-6098 (c) 630-248-2749
> resume: http://home.comcast.net/~dkoleary/resume.html
>

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